vinculum breve digitorum manus
- vinculum breve digitorum manus
- [TA] either of two fan-shaped expansions near the ends of the flexor tendons of a finger, one connecting the superficial tendon to the proximal interphalangeal joint and the other connecting the deep tendon to the intermediate interphalangeal joint.
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vinculum — A frenum, frenulum, or ligament. [L. a fetter, fr. vincio, to bind] v. breve digitorum manus [TA] SYN: v. breve of fingers. SEE ALSO: vincula tendinea of digits of hand and foot. v. breve of fingers [TA] a triangular band that extends from the… … Medical dictionary